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The impact of combined oral contraceptives on ocular tissues: a review of ocular effects [PDF]

International Journal of Ophthalmology, 2017
The aim of this manuscript is to review the action and adverse effects of combined oral contraceptives (COCs) on ocular tissues. The percentage of unwanted pregnancies and the subsequent abortions make contraception crucial worldwide.
Marilita M. Moschos, Eirini Nitoda
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Sirolimus for Extracranial Arteriovenous Malformations: A Scoping Review of the Evidence in Syndromic and Non‐Syndromic Cases

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are rare, high‐flow, vascular anomalies that can occur either sporadically or as part of a genetic syndrome. AVMs can progress with serious morbidity and even mortality if left unchecked. Sirolimus is an mTOR inhibitor that is effective in low‐flow vascular malformations; however, its role in AVMs is unclear.
Will Swansson, Ingrid Winship, Gary Hammerschlag, Laura Scardamaglia   +3 more
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Combined oral contraceptives: update recommendations of the Latin American contraceptive association

Gynecological Endocrinology, 2023
Background: In recent years, new combined oral contraceptives (COCs) have become available, representing an advance in terms of individualization and compliance by users.Objective: To provide recommendations regarding COCs: formulations, use, efficacy ...
Santiago Palacios, Gabriela Ayala, Gemarilis González, Can L. Badilla-Apuy, Jeannette Marchena, Katia Martínez, Desireé Mostajo, María S. Vernaza, Alejandro Paradas, Luis Hernández, David Vásquez-Awad, Cuauhtémoc Celis-González, Nilson Roberto de Melo   +12 more
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The Effect of Using Combined Oral Ethinyl Estradiol and Levonorgestrel in the Resolution of Menstrual Pattern Disorder and Functional Ovarian Cyst [PDF]

Annals of the College of Medicine Mosul, 2020
Objectives: To evaluate the usefulness of combined oral contraceptives (ethinyl estradiol and levonorgestrel) in resolving menstrual pattern disorder in reproductive-age women with a functional ovarian cyst in Iraq.
Najlaa Saadi Ismael, Sana Jafar Mohamed, Maha Atout, Qutaiba Ahmed Al Khames Aga, Sura Yasir Taha Alkhammas   +4 more
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Artificial Contraception is Associated With Increased Numbers of Induced Abortions [PDF]

, 2001
Since the sexual revolution, it has been a widely accepted fact that contraceptives have been a necessity for our society. They seem to be the best way to prevent unwanted pregnancies that would otherwise result from sexual unions between two people ...
Fernandez, Jose R., Pritchett, Angelique C.   +1 more
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Preferences of Pediatric Patients and Their Caregivers for Chemotherapy‐Induced Nausea and Vomiting Control Endpoints: A Mixed Methods Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose Although not always achieved, complete chemotherapy‐induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) control is the conventional goal of CINV prophylaxis. In this two‐center, mixed‐methods study, we sought to understand the preferences of adolescent patients and family caregivers for CINV control endpoints.
Haley Newman, Tadi Hondonga, Alison Berry, Caitlin Elgarten, Jason Freedman, Katelyn Oranges, Sara McDonough, Caroline Diorio, L. Lee Dupuis   +8 more
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Influence of combined oral contraceptives on the periodontal condition

Journal of Applied Oral Science, 2012
Most studies investigating the impact of oral contraceptives have been performed some years ago, when the level of sexual hormones was greater than the actual formulations.
Roberta Santos Domingues, Bruna Fidêncio Rahal Ferraz, Sebastião Luiz Aguiar Greghi, Maria Lúcia Rubo de Rezende, Euloir Passanezi, Adriana Campos Passanezi Sant’Ana   +5 more
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Fasting blood glucose, blood pressure and body mass index among combined oral contraceptive users in Chencha town Southern Ethiopia, 2019

Frontiers in Global Women's Health, 2023
BackgroundThe use of contraceptives has become prevalent among women in Ethiopia. Oral contraceptive use has been suggested to trigger changes in glucose metabolism, energy expenditure, blood pressure, and body weight, among various populations and ...
Zelalem Kofole, Diresbachew Haile, Yerukneh Solomon   +2 more
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Contraceptive use and sexual function: a comparison of Italian female medical students and women attending family planning services [PDF]

, 2019
Objectives: The aims of the study were to understand how education relates to contraceptive choice and how sexual function can vary in relation to the use of a contraceptive method.
Aquino, C. I., Caiazza, M., Cinque, C., Guida, M., Saccone, G., Sarno, L., Troisi, J., Vivone, I.   +7 more
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Germline TP53 Mutations Causing Diamond–Blackfan Anemia: A French Report

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Diamond–Blackfan anemia is a rare congenital erythroblastopenia typically caused by mutations in ribosomal protein genes. Recently, gain‐of‐function mutations in TP53 have been identified as a novel cause of Diamond–Blackfan anemia. We report two French patients who both harbored a heterozygous TP53 deletion (NM_000546.5: c.1077delA; p ...
Rafael Moisan, Lydie Da Costa, Ludivine David Nguyen, Heloise Chosseler, Audrey Riquet, Benedicte Bruno, Melissa Barbati   +6 more
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